Entries from November 2016

By Scott Thompson Sports Editor For a few minutes late in the first half Friday night, Winder-Barrow had all the momentum. But the Bulldoggs’ failure to score a touchdown and tie the game when they had the ball inside Dacula’s 1-yard-line — they instead settled for a field goal — led to an 11-point swing and an eventual 43-13 drubbing ...
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WINDER - Martha Sue (Harris) Breedlove, 87, passed away Tuesday morning, November 1, 2016, following a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of George Breedlove, who survives her. She was born in Winder on July 15, 1929, the youngest child of the late Robert and Claudia Harris. She was preceded in death by her brothers Dana, Hugh, Robert, and ...
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QUANAN, TEXAX - Scott R. Ramsey, 66, formerly from Riverdale, Ga., and Phoenix, Ariz., passed away suddenly on Friday, October 28, 2016. He was born November 17, 1949, during Typhoon Allen, while his father who was in the Air Force was stationed on Guam. Ramsey was a United States Army veteran, Vietnam veteran, and lifetime VFW member. He was ...
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QUANAH, TEXAS - Scott R. “Tiger” Ramsey, 66, formerly from Riverdale, Ga. and Phoenix, Ariz., passed away suddenly on Friday, October 28, 2016. He was born November 17, 1949, during Typhoon Allen, while his father who was in the Air Force was stationed on Guam. Ramsey was a United States Army veteran, Vietnam veteran, and lifetime VFW ...
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By Scott Thompson Sports Editor With both teams’ playoff hopes being dashed last week, there won’t be anything on the line other than staying out of the region cellar when Apalachee visits Habersham Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. But for Wildcat coach Steve Sims, it’s a chance for his team to write a pleasant ending to a disappointing ...
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By Scott Thompson Sports Editor GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA champion Dacula and fourth seed Winder-Barrow are already locked into their playoff positioning as the two teams get set to meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Barron Field. But Winder-Barrow coach Heath Webb views this week’s game as an opportunity for the Bulldoggs (5-4, 2-2 region) to play in a ...
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A new school requires a name, but the process of deciding it isn’t always simple. The Barrow County BOE had a lengthy discussion on the naming of its new elementary school at its Nov. 1 meeting.
The district has completed most of its school naming process, including seeking nominations from the entire county and various surveys among the nominations and top choices. The top three were announced last week: Berry, Cedar Creek and Winder elementary.
A survey was sent out to 349 households in the school’s zone last week, with 88 replies. Cedar Creek Elementary had over twice as many votes as the other two choices, coming in at 52.17 percent.
But some BOE members want some time to get additional input from the community.

Barrow County saw its highest graduation rate last year and topped the state average. The Barrow County Board of Education received an update on its 2016 four-year cohort graduation rate at its Tuesday meeting.
The Barrow County School System graduation rate increased to 83.9 percent for the 2016 school year, up from 79.1 percent from the 2015 school year. The district was also almost 5 percent higher than the state average (79.2 percent).
Apalachee High School had a 2 percent dip in its graduation rate, down to 84.6 percent. Winder-Barrow High School saw a 3.3 percent increase, up to 87.9 percent.
WBHS saw an increase among all subgroups (Asian, black, Hispanic, white, economically disadvantaged and special education). AHS had a slight dip in its graduation rate for Asian and black students.

WINDER - “Mae” Frances Hutchins passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Great Oaks Retirement Community in Monroe, Ga. She was a longtime resident of Winder and Asheville, N.C., where she worked for the National Weather Service, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She retired in 1982 and returned to live ...
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